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Welcome to Community Development Concepts Advisory Services Inc.
Communities around the country have benefited from assistance provided by Fred Cooper, the firm's principal. For the past 25 years, he has worked in urban, suburban, and rural settings; and from the varied perspectives of working with a national intermediary, a government agency funder, a local practitioner, and as a consultant. While the perspectives have varied, the focus is consistent.
Themes integral to the work of Community Development Concepts Advisory Services:
- Building community assets
- Improving access to credit and investment for low-wealth communities
- Building capacity among those who serve these communities
The firm has worked with:
- community development lenders (public sector, regulated and non-regulated private sector CDFIs and other entities)
- community builders (community development corporations - both neighborhood focused and special purpose entities)
- supporters of community initiatives (philanthropies, corporations and governments)
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